{"product_id":"the-librarians-of-rue-de-picardie-from-the-bestselling-author-a-powerful-moving-wartime-page-turner-based-on-real-events","title":"The Librarians of Rue de Picardie: From the bestselling author, a powerful, moving wartime page-turner based on real events","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereturns with a powerful, moving new novel based on the extraordinary true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian determined to bring books to the children of war-torn France.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is hands down my book of 2024. A rich, glorious life-affirming ode to the power of books and female solidarity. 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